The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-24
The Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court.
The September term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county began on Monday
last The following were drawn to serve
on the grand jury Henry 5. Coudon,
Foreman; George w. Poist, William Is.
Kirk, Charles W. Maxwell, Stephen G.
Magraw, George b. Davis, L, Porter
Lusby, Washington c. Lake, Hugh NJ.
Cameron, Jr., Samuel NJ. McCardell,
Thomas George, John Boyd, Christian
Mcknight. Thomas Conrey, George >.
Woollcy, Waitman Smthers, John L.
Cooper, John Cunningham, George w.
KILLER, Alouzo E. Johnson, Thomas {.
b md, franklin 7. MacKie, John Cam.
The petit jurymen are as follows: Evan
G. Seminar, David J. Campbell, John NJ.
Reed, James G. Crothers, William ID.
Bradford, James Harris, William G.
Cooper, Frank w. jefferson, Albanus l..
Saxton, Henry NJ. Evans, Thomas j.
kincaid, William ID. Hazel, John L Gil
lespie, j. Frank Peach, James q. McCay,
Charles G. Caldwell, Thomas A. Pierce,
Benjamin NJ. Crawford, Benoni Cooling,
Samuel J Keys, John r. Bond, William
Falls, William ". Burkley, John I.
Slicer, Lorenzo Biddle.
After the call of the dockets the APP
peal case of the William T. Tull VS..
Philip Groves was taken up. This was
suit to recover 81 /, the value Of a hand
some family Bible. Groves claimed that
he had ordered it conditonally and had
countermauded the order. Warburton
for TulI; G. G. Crothers for Groves.
TUESDAY.
The case of Thomas Il Anderson VS..
James S. Smith, suit on promisary note
was tried before a jury. This was an ac-
ton assumpsit. A plea Of limitation
was enterposed Verdict for plaintiff for
500, 50 the full amount claimed, Clinton
Mccullough for plaintiff; Warburton for
defendant.
The case of Washington Kennedy, Of
Chester, Co., Pa, against the Cecil
county commissioners for $1,000 damages
was taken up. Kennedy claims the mules
attached to his hay press SHE'D at hole
in a bridge in the Fourth district, caus-
ing the press to Kun over and break ore
of his legs.
The grand jury found presentments on
Tuesday as follows: Eugene Salisbury,
colored, for assault on Mrs. Emma Sill
verberg; Christopher Sewell, colored,
larceny of coat valued at so; Tobias
Johnson, larceny of tomatoes from the
depot at Port Deposit; VIM. Freeman,
colored, for carrying concealed weapons;
Edward McQuirk, Theodore Jackson and
Harry West for assault and battery on
John T. Cooper; Constable John A.
Richie, for rehearing a prisoner after
conviction; Eli Wright, colored, for COM
mitting nuisance; Augustus liaycock,
for larceny of watch from Elmer
| Owens. Roberta and Florence Brown
were indicted for assault on with intent
to kill Mary NJ. Brown, colored. The
| former was also indicted for assault on,
with intent to kill Ella NJ. Berry.
WEDNESDAY,
All the evidence was submitted ia the
case of Kennedy VS. the County Commits
sioners and the Court passed on the
prayers.
The grand jury made the following
presentments. Constable Emory Lee for
releasing prisoner after arrest and fall
ing to bring him before magistrate in
accordance with summons issued We'd
nesday Sept. IA; John Holmes, colored,
| for carrying concealed weapons on sept.
81; Lewis Cato for selling beer to Chas
Frazer, in August 81; Lewis Cato for
selling whskey to John Davis in August
| 81; Jasper Beebe for selling whiskey to
J. X Polk Racine often, prior to August
and the last time August 10Th, 81; John
p. Reardon for fraudulently removing
mortgaged property out OF the county
without the consent of the owner of the
said neutrality-suspicious. Milburn, Oct. 81
sc; Elizibeth Wilson. colored for larceny
of one dress valued at 81 from Henry A
| Brake: James Vance for selling whiskes
to Jacob Huber in April 81: James Vance
for giving away whiskey at his place OF
business in the spring of 81 to VIM. b.
Barwick; Thomas Johnson, colored. fol
assault with intent to kill, Geo. Little
A number of indictments were founc
of persons presented the previous day.
THURSDAY.
The Jury III the case of Kennedy VS.
the Cecil County Commissioners toun'
a verdict for the defendant. Judge Rob
inson Joined Judges Wickes aud Stuml
on the bench
The grand jury made the following
presentments: A. X. Wills, tor seliin.
lager beer to George Pearson; Thoma
Fields, for assault upon child of Ida Z
Owens; Daniel Adams for selling wbis
KEY: John Norton, Nelson Brown ant
John Thomas tor HOUSEKEEPING ant
theft of goods from Jos. Collins and Geo
Bond; George Farrell, colored, for sell
ing whskey to John Holmes colored
John Cannon for selling whiSkey to Eva
Holland, colored.
The case of William 3. Thomas VS.
James c. Todd and Susan Walls wa
taken up on Thursday, and was on tria
when we went to press. The suit is owe
, two prom ssary notes, which 1t is claimed
were procured by fraud. Robert c
Thackery and Geo. \. Blake for plaintiff
Albert Constable for defendants. TIL
grand jury on Friday found indictment
against Henry Confer for selling tonic
a drink that served the purpose of bee
l within past six months to Chas. w. King
I Henry Confer for selling whiskey t
George Shivery in July and at othe
t times; Oliver Nickle for selling wEiske
to Winfield Citing about the first c
$ September; James Holland for house
: breaking and selling cigars and Tobacco
: valued at So from Francis L. Bradbury
The grand jury concluded their labor
on Friday afternoon, and submitted th
following report:
To the H0nOrdbIc the JudqeS Of III" circuit Con
) for cecil COrnty: The Grand Jury beg to rcPo
r that we have carefully considered all bushes
presented to us. using as much expedition as wa
e possible in the discharge OF ourduty. We have c
n auined 81 witnesses, made Is DreSentmcntS. r.
turned 81 true bills Some of the cases brouSi
Il to our notice in which We feel constrained to nm
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